Journey of Words

Tag: Travel

  • On Football Car Parking

    Do you want your car looking after, sir? During the match, sir? Only half a crown, sir? Not to bother, son. I’ve a dog. See? Ah yeah! That’s a great big dog, sir Fierce too, I bet. His name’s Vicious, if you need a clue Yep, he looks like a smart dog Tell me, sir →

  • Origami

    The white sheet fluttered down at the very edge of my vision I saw it fold neatly in the cross wind and drop into the long, frosted grass of the field bank In that moment, caught in my passing headlight To all intents and purposes It had the appearance of a barn owl Falling on →

  • In Snow

    Wind whisked flurries White blotches spatter bared skin Bathers sink in mist . n.b. Lavey Les Bains is always worth a visit in winter. The hot springs are an enlivening experience on a frosty morning, with steam clouds rising into clear blue skies above the looming mountains from the waters. The experience is even more →

  • Travelling Light

    When you’ve been apart Meeting up is a challenge Just take essentials . CLP 01/02/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XXXIII)

    Sun climbs hill, blesses Cathedral, castle, city Pink cherry blossom . n.b. Lincoln: this ancient city is built on an escarpment edge above the River Witham, (which it now envelopes). To the north the land falls steadily toward the Humber Estuary; to the east the land gradually flattens toward the German Sea beyond Boston and →

  • January Road Trip (XXXII)

    Thursday night, Hertford The White Horse and dominoes An innocent spot . n.b. The White Horse, Hertford is a Real Ale pub. No juke box, no pool table. Log fire. Just people talking over pints and playing dominoes in a half-serious-not-serious kind of way. Passing the evening reminiscing about cricket, former club-mates, opponents and favourite →

  • January Road Trip (XXVIII)

    Gradual return Known places, faces, routines Landing gear engaged . n.b. Runway lights in view. Lining up the nose, entering the approach path. Tray in upright position, seatbelt on. Hoping for a smooth landing back in reality. . CLP 29/01/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XXVI)

    Dress of Wedding White Delectable curves fill cloth Sun casts confetti . n.b. I witnessed stunning views whilst travelling through the Southern Uplands this morning. The white hills, dark clouds with Sun breaking through dropping more snow in curtains. A delicate show of light and shade was daubed onto the rounded terrain of south-west Scotland.… →

  • January Road Trip (XXV)

    Precipitation Blurs lamplight, falls silent, slow Spreads fresh white blanket . n.b. Travelling today will be no picnic. CLP 28/01/2020 →

  • January Road Trip (XXIV)

    Mooring bollards wait As tides, seasons, decades pass Hope for ships’ return . n.b. Glasgow’s quayside has been almost totally cleared. What next? The rusting bollards, like mariners’ widows in denial, still wait by the dock scanning the horizon for signs of home-coming sails. . CLP 27/01/2020 →